The poet laureate of Mississippi is the poet laureate for the U.S. state of Mississippi.
| Poet Laureate of Mississippi | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 2025Ann Fisher-Wirth | |
| Type | Poet Laureate |
| Formation | 1963 |
| First holder | Maude Willard Leet Prenshaw |
List of poets laureate
edit| # | Poet laureate | Term began | Term ended | Appointed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earl Alphonse Cuevas | 1935 | 1963 | Poet Laureate League (Washington, D.C.) | [1][2] |
| 2 | Maude Willard Leet Prenshaw | 1963 | 1971 (death) | Gov. Ross Barnett | [3] |
| 3 | Louise Moss Montgomery | 1973 | January 1978 (death) | Gov. William Waller | [3] |
| 4 | Winifred Hamrick Farrar | 31 July 1978 | 6 November 2010 (death) | Gov. Cliff Finch | [3] |
| 5 | Natasha Trethewey | January 2012 | 2016 | Gov. Haley Barbour | [3] |
| 6 | Beth Ann Fennelly | August 2016 | March 2021 | Gov. Phil Bryant | [4] |
| 7 | Catherine Pierce | April 2021 | April 2025 | Gov. Tate Reeves | [5] |
| 8 | Ann Fisher-Wirth | May 2025 | present | Gov. Tate Reeves | [6] |
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editReferences
edit- ↑ Overstreet, James (10 September 1992). "Earl A Cuevas, poet, photographer". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ↑ "The state poet laureate of Mississippi". Times Herald. 28 March 1935. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Library of Congress. U.S. State Poets Laureate: Mississippi. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ Schnugg, Alyssa (10 August 2016). "Oxford's Beth Ann Fennelly named Mississippi poet laureate". Oxford Eagle. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ↑ "Catherine Pierce named new Mississippi poet laureate". The Clarion-Ledger. Associated Press. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ↑ Banks, Ellie (2025-05-15). "Ann Fisher-Wirth is Mississippi's Poet Laureate - Mississippi Arts Commission". Mississippi Arts Commission. Archived from the original on 2026-01-21. Retrieved 2026-03-16.
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